The B.S. Generation

Littlechild@emperorsnuclothes.com/ August 22, 2019/ Uncategorized

It has become common place these days to refer to generational cohorts by nick names. Those Americans born between 1925 and 1945, for example, are often called, with much justification, the “Greatest Generation.” Those between 1965 and 1980 are called “Generation X.” And 1980 to the late 1990s, “Millennials”, and so forth. My generation, 1946 to 1964, is often called the “baby boom” generation. While this title accurately reflects America’s post war explosion in childbearing, it doesn’t describe an essential or defining characteristic that might apply to us. The term “Greatest Generation”, for example, reflects that generation’s admirable capacity for self sacrifice and its amazing success at defeating the scourges of Nazism, Japanese Imperialism, and Communism (Although the inexorable march of communism WAS, in fact, halted by brave baby boomers fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, the leading proponent of Communism, the USSR, didn’t fall until it was confronted by the bold policies of Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Sr., both members of the generation before mine). The “Gen X” title, meanwhile, reflects the often nondescript nature of that cohort. Even the “Millennial” term connotes a certain fin de siecle attitude of embracing societal change. The “baby boomer” appellation, however, doesn’t shed any light on my generation’s character other than to acknowledge our large numbers.

Some have suggested that “the rock and roll generation” would be appropriate, and I agree that this name has merit. We also sometimes hear the term “me generation” applied to boomers, referring, as it were, to my generation’s epidemic of self absorption, also arguably apropos. But even better, I think, is a title which reflects another glaring feature of my generation: its bold faced dishonesty. To borrow a “barnyard euphemism”, my generation might best be called the “B.S. Generation.” The B.S. term, I think, is especially apt because it connotes a bit more than simple dishonesty. In addition to dishonesty, B.S. implies a certain “in your face” disregard for the truth and an unrepentant attitude that “elevates” subterfuge to new heights rarely achieved by simple lying.

The generational divide with regard to B.S. is delineated clearly between Bush Senior (the last President from the Greatest Generation) and Bill Clinton (the first President from the ranks of Baby Boomers).

It’s appropriate, therefore, to begin our look at baby boomer B.S. with Mr. Clinton, a true MASTER of prevarication. And his B.S. started even before his inauguration. One of the best examples occurred during his presidential campaign. When pictures of him smoking pot, universally illegal at the time, surfaced, it would have been impossible for him to deny that he ever used it, so, outrageously, and with a straight face, he CLAIMED:

“BUT, I DIDN’T INHALE!”

Then, when he was accused, as President, of having sex with comely White House INTERN Monica Lewinsky, he claimed:

“I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMAN.”

However, when it came to light that there was DNA evidence to the contrary:

“OH! YOU MEAN ORAL SEX IS… SEX??!!!”

Then, there is Bill’s partner in B.S., wife Hillary, who is also guilty of quite a bit of B.S. in her own right.

When asked what was IN the THIRTY THREE THOUSAND EMAILS that she deleted under subpoena, her answer:

“WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS AND YOGA APPOINTMENTS!”

Really? Thirty three THOUSAND of them?… That’s a lot of…. YOGA!

Then, during her campaign for the presidency, when she was trying to portray herself as an activist and courageous Secretary of State, she claimed that when, on a diplomatic tour, she arrived at a secure US Military base in Bosnia:

“WE LANDED TAKING FIRE!”

The video record showed, however, no such thing. Her disembarkation was utterly secure and relaxed, even. The small arms fire that she alluded to took place actually OUTSIDE of the base and was some FIFTY MILES AWAY!

Then, when she was questioned about her habit of using an unauthorized and unsecured computer server while Secretary of State, she was asked whether she had “wiped” her hard drive. Her dismissive reply:

“YOU MEAN WITH A CLOTH?”

Then there was Attorney General Loretta Lynch who was questioned about a clandestine meeting between her and Bill Clinton DURING the DOJ investigation of Hillary Clinton that she was IN CHARGE of. This meeting took place on airport tarmac in the middle of the night. Both her airplane and Clinton’s had travelled hundreds of miles off their flight plans to enable the meeting. When reporters asked her what she and Clinton talked about during the closed door session, she claimed, with a straight face, that they talked about:

”OUR GRANDCHILDREN, AND GOLF!”

Then there is Senator Richard Blumenthal who stated numerous times during his Senatorial campaign that he had served in Vietnam. It subsequently came to light that, not only had he never served in Vietnam, he had never even VISITED the country! So, having been caught, did he then admit lying?… Of COURSE not! He claimed, instead, that he simply:

“MISSPOKE!”

Then there’s Elisabeth Warren, who gets two honorable mentions. First, when it came to light that she had falsely claimed minority status on a faculty application to Harvard, her retort, while offering NO corroborating evidence what-so-ever:

“WELL, I THOUGHT I WAS PART NATIVE AMERICAN!”

Then, while campaigning for Hillary Clinton, Warren had the audacity to claim that Americans should vote for Hillary:

“TO GET BIG MONEY OUT OF POLITICS!!!”

Then, there’s Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, who on Jan 9, 2019 (and numerous times earlier) claimed that there was no true crisis at our Southern border, and that the term was “manufactured” by Mr. Trump:

“BORDER CRISIS? THERE ISN’T ANY!”

Then, later, when Democrat strategists decided to try to use the term “crisis” to their benefit, on May, 17, 2019, she claimed:

“I NEVER SAID THERE WASN’T A CRISIS.”

Then, there’s a great example from the realm of business and finance. Billionaire investment manager and Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, speaking on numerous occasions to his clients, claimed:

“YOUR MONEY IS SAFE WITH ME!”

And then, there’s a great example from the most disingenuous President to ever hold that office (and THAT’S saying something), Barack Obama. While trying to “sell” his health care plan to the American people, Obama, on numerous occasions, claimed:

“IF YOU LIKE YOUR INSURANCE, YOU CAN KEEP YOUR INSURANCE. PERIOD!”

We all know how THAT worked out.

And, last, I’d like to finish up with another example from that DOYEN OF DISHONESTY, Hillary Clinton. Despite the fact that Ms. Clinton is, arguably, the most self centered individual on planet earth, one of her main 2016 campaign slogans claimed:

“AMERICA, I’M WORKING FOR YOU!”

So, dear readers, on that note, I’ll be taking the a couple of weeks off from my writing in order to do some travel. I hope you enjoy the remaining days of summer. And that’s no B.S.!